Nope, impossible! The splash-oil rods have the bearing material bonded to the rod, and there's a big hole in the rod cap to let the oil from the dipper find its way inside. If you managed to get a set of late-model rods and bearings bolted in, the crankshaft would burn up in a matter of minutes due to lack of lubrication.

Wrist pins getting into cylinder walls? Where did you hear that old wives' tale? There have been untold thousands of stovebolt engines made, and probably millions of miles traveled, with no problems with wrist pin clamp bolts getting loose. A mechanic with a bad case of Budweiser fever would be the only thing to cause that problem, I believe.
Jerry

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